[Solved] The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable on Windows 10,8,8.1,7 and XP

Hello,
here is a tutorial on how to solve usb or flash drive or local drive – the file
or directory is corrupted and unreadable error. This happens when you do not
remove your usb or flash drive safely without closing all the applications
which are running on usb drive. It may even happen with your internal hard disk
drives because of force shutting down your pc/laptop while apps or software’s
from a drive are running, which can be solved using this method. In this
article I not only provide you on how to solve - the file or directory is
corrupted and unreadable error but also on how to recover your lost data from
your drive very easily (this may be considered as a black hat method).

To
solve - the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable I will provide you
with 2 methods, through which you can solve the error without losing your data
on the drive.

THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES DONE BY VISITORS, THIS IS FOR ETHICAL PURPOSE ONLY

So
Why Does the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable Error Occur??

The
file or directory is corrupted and unreadable is an error which states that the
memory allocations on your drive are lost, you need to set it back to its old
state. When do you lose your memory allocations normally ?? here is the answer,
forcefully removing the usb drive or flash drive (doesn’t happen always, it’s
just a chance) without closing the applications running on the drive. As its
highly difficult to manually reallocate its addresses, we do it using tools
which windows provide inbuilt for solving such problems.

You
can just Format your pendrive or usb drive or flash drive by right clicking on
the drive and selecting “Format” to solve this error, if you don’t want to lose
data on the drive or if you can format the drive follow the tutorial on method
1

Method
1: How to Solve the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable Error

1)Search
for “CMD” and right click on cmd and select “Run as Administrator”

2)Now
type the following command

Chkdsk
/f /r location of partition:

You
find the name of your usb partition from “My computer”

For
Example: type “Chkdsk /f /r d:”

3)Wait
till the process reaches 100%

That’s
it your drive will now show up and ready to be used. If your problem is still
now solved, just format the drive now, even if you are not able to format the
drive before you can do it now. Some of the errors on the drive are solved and
it can be formatted successfully. In case if the process failed with any kind
of error move to method –II, in which we recover the data first and format the
drive.

Method-
II: How to Solve The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable Error Using Data Recovery Software

Requirements:
Any data recovery software, which can deep scan any drive. Here I am using
“EaseUS data Recovery”, you need a full version to recover your files, you can
either purchase it or crack it.

Bhanu Namikaze

Bhanu Namikaze is an Ethical Hacker, Web Developer, Student and Mechanical Engineer. He Enjoys writing articles, Blogging, Solving Errors, Social Surfing and Social Networking. Feel Free to let me know any of your concerns about hacking or let me know if you need any more methods on hacking anything. Enjoy Learning